Ready 4 War: Jake Paul v Nate Diaz

Jake Paul fights for the first time since his loss to Tommy Fury, as he meets UFC veteran Nate Diaz. On the 5th of August, the two men head to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Jake Paul is looking to add another legend to his CV, whilst Nate Diaz is here to show that he's a different level to every single opponent the YouTuber has faced so far.

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The two American's will be clashing on DAZN and We Love Sport pubs and bars are showing the fight. The walkouts will be in the early morning for us here, but there will be great pubs and bars for you to watch the two go at it. If you're a fan of the UFC, you'll be wanting to see an OG end the mockery that Jake Paul is partaking in. If you're Team Paul, you'll be in a We Love Sport pub or bar wanting to see a win and a bout v KSI.

The Tale of the Tape

Jake Paul is a 6-1 professional. YouTube boxing has been quite the farce and Paul's career does show that. Having defeated a YouTuber and an NBA player, Paul turned his attention to retired UFC fighters. Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley & Anderson Silva all fell short against Paul. Jake Paul since fought Tommy Fury in what was a terrible show of (or lack of) boxing skills. Paul lost, and instead of having an immediate rematch, he decided to fight yet another MMA fighter, however Nate isn't quite like the rest.

Nate Diaz is an absolute icon in the mixed martial arts world. Diaz and his brother, Nick, are two of the best boxers in the sport and have chins of steel. Nate shot to mainstream fame after defeating Conor McGregor back in 2016 and then competing in one of the greatest fights of all time as McGregor defeated Nate. Since then, fights v Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards and Tony Ferguson kept the Stockton native in the public eye. Now, Diaz is looking to "take over another profession and become the best at that" before heading back to the UFC. 

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How will it go down?

People think that this is going to be just like Jake Paul's other endeavours against former mixed martial artists, but it's not. Ben Askren had left MMA after a big surgery and didn't return. Tyron Woodley lost 4 on the spin before leaving the UFC and Anderson Silva won 1 of his last 9 UFC fights. Nate beat Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis, whilst losing to BMF Jorge Masvidal and to now-UFC Champion Leon Edwards. Diaz is an incredibly skilled boxer with a chin of steel having only been knocked out cold once (from a headkick). 

Jake Paul showed he could not box well when he faced Tommy Fury. Jake will try to suffocate Nate Diaz. No skill, just hugging and swinging - just like the Fury fight. In a smaller ring, that's what he'll do. Diaz will outbox and hurt Jake Paul. The two are fighting with 10oz gloves which is obviously much bigger than the 4oz that are used in MMA. Despite this, Nate was the first man to rock and beat up Conor McGregor on the feet. If Nate can hurt McGregor, he'll hurt Jake Paul and over the course of 10 rounds, he will show Jake Paul the reality of fighting a real fighter.

We Love Sport prediction

Nate isn't known for knockout power and he is wearing bigger gloves. Despite this, this will be a fight similar to Mayweather v McGregor. It's a completely different skill level and despite the age difference, the cardio is firmly in the elder man's camp. Nate should box up Jake Paul and win on points, if he hasn't made Paul quit before then.

Prediction: Nate Diaz via unanimous decision.

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We Love Sport x Boxing

Here at We Love Sport, we absolutely love boxing. For every big fight card we do our upmost to make sure We Love Sport pubs and bars are the best place to watch the fight other than in the arena or stadium itself. As these two juggernauts of British boxing collide, join us for the summer showdown!